Donations

We ask all our parents to consider giving to the school. The government funding we receive is not keeping up with rising costs and is taken up by our core budget. That bit extra from parental giving enables us to offer a wider range of activities and facilities and makes a great difference to your child’s educational experience at Holy Trinity Pewley Down. We take our school motto seriously - 'Learn to Live' - and voluntary donations help us develop confident, well-rounded individuals with values and purpose. In addition, as a voluntary aided church school, we have to fund 10% of any building and capital works. We are a charity and can claim gift aid on donations, which is worth an extra 25p for every £1 donated.

We completely understand that some families are less well-placed than others to give and also that circumstances change, but we hope that you will consider it carefully.

Ways to give

1. Administered by the school

If you choose to make a regular contribution by standing order, please download the standing order form below. These arrangements can be amended or cancelled at any time.

The school is also registered on the BT Donate websiteto receive donations. Use the link below to find ‘Holy Trinity Pewley Down school’ on BT Donate. You can also make your gift aid declaration online and BT collect the additional money on the school’s behalf from HMRC. We will acknowledge your donation if you give your donor details with your submission. https://mydonate.bt.com/charities/holytrinitypewleydownschool Specific Projects

Our voluntary funds are used to offer non-core activities, as well as to subsidise less well-off pupils to go on trips and visits. In addition, we currently have some major infrastructure projects that you may wish to donate towards.

At Holy Trinity, our new Chapel was completed recently and is in use for assemblies, plays, events and clubs. The cost of £320,000 was funded by a local authority advance and previous donations, including from HTSC. However, we now need to raise funds for the planned bridge link to the school building, as well as the glass foyer. We also need to find 10% of current improvement works to roof and windows.

At Pewley Down, we have recently completed a major roof rebuild and window replacement with funds from the Diocese. The governors' 10% was met by previous donations, including by FOPS. The IT infrastructure at Pewley is also due for an upgrade.

2. Administered by HTSC (the PTA)

Sainsbury's Gift Card

How does it work?

For every pound you put on the card, the school receives 4%
Fill in and return the application details .
Once processed, you will be given a Sainsbury's Gift Card.
When you pay money into the scheme, that amount will be credited to the card for you to spend.
You will still keep all your Nectar points on your purchases.
If everyone joined the scheme and on average paid £100 per month, the scheme would raise £1,320 per month for the school, £15,840 annually. Please download Application Details here.